Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
つげ
Grade: 2 Jinmeiyō
irregular
Alternative spelling
黃楊 (kyūjitai)
 ツゲ on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

黄楊(つげ) or 黄楊(ツゲ) (tsuge

  1. Japanese box, Buxus microphylla var. japonica

Usage notes edit

  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN